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Questions raised over 2 traditional health plans offered to 237000 customers in ND
Kurt Snyder, executive director of Heartview Foundation in Bismarck, which provides residential treatment for substance abuse, said the North Dakota Blues' traditional plans dropped two of three levels of adult residential treatment for substance abuse. Read more on Prairie Business

More Lawyers Asking for Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Alcohol is “far and away” the drug of choice for attorneys, judges and law students who are referred for substance abuse treatment, experts say. An ABA survey published last year found that 76 percent of issues addressed by lawyer assistance programs … Read more on The American Lawyer (registration)

Family Treatment Court comes to Cerro Gordo County
MASON CITY | Parents with substance abuse issues have a new avenue for assistance in Cerro Gordo County. The Family Treatment Court helps North Iowans struggling with substance abuse who have already lost or are in danger of losing their parental … Read more on Mason City Globe Gazette

Into Action Treatment Center to Join Exhibitors at C.O.R.E. Conference
Into Action Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center will join other professional exhibitors at the Clinical Overview of the Recovery Experience (C.O.R.E.) Conference July 20-23 in Amelia Island, Florida, where national and international addiction … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Two Americans infected with Ebola in Liberia outbreak
Samaritan's Purse, a Christian charity, said that its physician Kent Brantly was in stable condition and had been isolated at the group's Ebola treatment center at the ELWA hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia. His symptoms included intermittent … Read more on Rappler

Monastery property could become a residential drug treatment center
“Steps Recovery Center has purchased the Mount Benedict's Monastery and has plans to operate it as a residential treatment center for substance abuse. As our name would indicate, we use the 12-Step treatment model, which being spiritual in nature, … Read more on Standard-Examiner

Question by Do your own thinking!: What is and is not “drug-seeking behaviour”?
Saw a movie recently that had a bit of dialogue between a shrink and her legitimately stressed-out patient that went roughly — _very_ roughly —

Doctor: What can I do to help you?
Patient: At this point, I need some Valium or something like that.
Doctor: I won’t prescribe it. That’s drug-seeking behaviour.

Absurd as it is, even the most rational sort of ‘I think I am at the point where I am in need of medication’ seems to be labelled “drug-seeking behaviour” by a lot of doctors. Are there formal definitions for it?

Best answer:

Answer by ? BTriX??
That is a touchy subject in patient – doctor relations.

While some doctors will perscribe anything their patient’s ask them for – others will not perscribe anything at all. It is all dependant on the doctor, if he is willing to make a commitment to monitor a patient taking valium, pain killers and such – or if they are not willing to.

What do you think? Answer below!

Olympic swimming star Van Dyken severs spinal cord in crash
22, 2000, U.S. swimmer Amy Van Dyken watching the time board after her 50m freestyle heat at Sydney International Aquatic Centre during Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. About The … He said his wife had not been drinking alcohol that evening. “So hard … Read more on Tribune-Review

Denial mode can't arrest drug abuse
Experts involved in the treatment of drug addicts and abusers say that they have treated at least 7000 patients since July 2001. The abuse is common … Establishing detoxification centres and long-term rehabilitation facilities is the need of the hour … Read more on Rising Kashmir

Women's Treatment Centre wins international award
Mr. Speaker, the Women's Treatment Center was awarded accreditation for the categories of Community Housing: Alcohol and Other Drugs/Addictions (Adult) and for Residential Treatment: Alcohol and Other Drugs/Addictions (Adults). The Community … Read more on Royal Gazette

Sauk Rapids treatment center fined in infant's death
Journey Home is a residential treatment center for chemically dependent women and their children that has operated for 25 years. Mothers receive … She emailed a statement that read, "Journey Home and all CentraCare Health services regularly review … Read more on St. Cloud Times

Treating drug addiction with other drugs
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Vermont Has More Addicts Than It Can Treat, So Why Are Inpatient Facilities …
Officials at Vermont's two other big residential treatment homes for drug addicts, Serenity House in Wallingford and Maple Leaf Farm in Underhill, are also struggling with state funding cuts. Serenity House is down $ 100,000 in a $ 1.8 million budget. Read more on Seven Days

SAMHSA to host upcoming public listening session on substance abuse …
Under these regulations, a federally assisted substance abuse program generally may only release identifiable patient information related to substance abuse treatment services with the individual's express consent. It has been more than 25 years since … Read more on Lexology (registration)

Nurses and addiction: He knows how and why it's possible to cross the line
Michael Humphrey, director of the nurse professionals treatment track at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota. Michael Humphrey knows firsthand what it means to … They also nudged him into a new career — in the field of addiction … Read more on MinnPost.com

Heroin Addiction and Navigating Treatment
The Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board provides a list of resources in Lorain County including residential treatment facilities and detox centers. A list of Heroin Anonymous meetings (12 step programs) that you can attend in Ohio. Read more on ideastream

?Generic Addiction Rehabilitation Drugs Regain Spotlight with Increased …
Addiction rehabilitation drugs naltrexone and acamprosate take center stage again as big media corporations like CNN and The New York Times published stories about them. The media attention came following the publication of a recent analysis … Read more on SmallCap Network

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Volunteers at Victims of Abuse Awareness Event
The Discovery House, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, offers residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The treatment center uses client-based treatment programs to address the underlying causes of addiction, and helps … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Bain Capital's grip on addiction – The profit of 12-step treatment
But rarely do substance abuse treatment centers mention medical, psychological or pharmaceutical approaches to treatment; instead visitors to websites are almost always greeted with the words, "We are a 12-step based program." Tweet. Print version; + – … Read more on Pravda

Broncos exec gets 7 months in DUI case
The officer sustained a neck injury and was transported to Summit Medical Center for treatment. "Mr. Russell was given neither a (harsher) nor a less severe sentence than any … "In addition to his successful completion of a monthlong inpatient … Read more on Fort Worth Star Telegram

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Volunteers at Victims of Abuse Awareness Event
The Discovery House, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, offers residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The treatment center uses client-based treatment programs to address the underlying causes of addiction, and helps … Read more on Intercooler